Dairy Cow Farming

Dairy cow farming means ‘raising highly milk productive cows commercially for milk production purpose’. It’s absolutely a part of agriculture or animal husbandry, enterprise for long term milk production from cows. Commercial dairy cow farming business is not a new idea. People are raising dairy cows for milk production from the ancient time. Dairy cow farming business is still a profitable business venture throughout the world. There are numerous new and established dairy cow farms available around the world. Here we are describing more about the advantages of dairy cow farming business, and the necessary steps for starting this profitable business.

Advantages of Commercial Dairy Cow Farming Business
There are numerous advantages of starting commercial dairy cow farming business. Here we are shortly describing the main advantages of this business.

Milk and milk products have a huge demand throughout the world. This is the main advantages of starting dairy cow farming business.

Nowadays, dairy industry is one of the most appealing sectors all over the world.

Demands of milk will never reduce, it will increase gradually in accordance with current population growth. Even both vegetarians and non-vegetarians drink milk.

You don’t have to worry about marketing the products. Because it is among the traditional business and you will be able to sell your products easily.

You can start dairy production by using your family labor. It’s a good idea to properly utilize your family labor.

Proper business plan and good care and management can ensure maximum profits. So it can be a great source of income and employment for the unemployed educated young.

There are numerous highly productive dairy cows available throughout the world. You can choose any breed depending on your area and business purpose.

Commercial dairy cow farming business requires high capital or investment. If you don’t have enough money for investing, then you can apply for bank loans. Many govt. or non-govt. banks will allow you loans for starting this business.

Along with profits, you can ensure nutrition for your family members through setting up commercial dairy cow farming business.

How to Start Dairy Cow Farming Business?
Starting dairy cow farming business is not so easy. You have to go through some step by step process for making high profits from this business. Here we are shortly describing the main steps for starting a profitable dairy cow farming business. The staring process includes selecting proper breeds, housing, feeding, care & management and marketing. Also consider the followings while starting this business.

First of all, try to determine the purpose of your farm. Why do you want to start dairy cow farming business? Do you have enough facilities for raising cows? Do you have enough time to care of your cows? Can you manage all the facilities required for the cows?

It will be better, if you can visit some commercial dairy cow farms in your area. Try to understand the methods that your local farmers are using for raising dairy cows.

Consult with the vet, and discuss about the possibilities of dairy cow farming in your area.

It will be better if you can spend a few days in an established farm. You will be able to learn more about this business from the farmers.

Ensure that ‘you can provide the cows nutritious food throughout the year’. Visit your local market to learn more about the feeding costs. If you want to produce foods by your own, then try to reserve some foods for cold or rainy seasons.

In case of large scale commercial farms, employ experienced people. You can also train your workers based on the type of your farm.

In case of marketing, try to sell your products in your local market. It will reduce marketing or transportation costs.

Dairy Cow Breeds
There are numerous dairy cow breeds available throughout the world. You can choose any depending on your area, local facilities and your production purpose. Some famous and popular dairy cow breeds are Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Gir, Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Red Sindhi, Sahiwal, Tharparkar etc. Consider your weather, local facilities and market demand of dairy products while selecting breeds for your dairy cow farming business.

Housing
For keeping your cows healthy, productive and diseases free, good housing is very important. Provide your cows required space inside the house depending on the breeds. Usually 80 square feet open space and 40 square feet space inside the house is required per cow. Although it may vary depending on the size of the breed. Make proper ventilation system, and ensure sufficient flow of fresh air and light inside the house. Concrete house is very suitable for the cows.

Feeding
Good foods ensure good health and maximum production. So always try to provide your cows adequate amount of high quality and nutritious foods to ensure proper growth and good health. Forages, which refer especially to hay or straw, are the most common type of feed used for raising dairy cows. For fulfilling energy demands, add cereal grains to the dairy cow’s feed. Greens help to maximize milk production. So add greens as much as possible to their regular foods. Greens also help to reduce feeding costs. Alfalfa, timothy, clover etc. are considered as good greens for dairy cows. If possible, make a grazing place or pasture for your cows. Along with adequate nutritious foods, ensure availability of adequate amount of clean and fresh water. Dairy cows require more water than any other animals. Because they are mainly raised for their milk production, and their milk contain a large amount of water. Usually a dairy cow require about 5 liters of water for producing 1 liter milk. So provide them sufficient amount of water according to their demand.

Care & Management
Taking good care and proper management is the main step to be successful in any animal husbandry business. So always try to take good care of your cows. Feed them nutritious food and provide sufficient amount of clean and fresh water. Vaccinate them timely, so that you can keep them free from all types of diseases or illness. If possible, always stock some necessary drugs. Keep their house clean and wash the cow regularly.

Milking
Select a calm and quiet place for milking your cows. It will be better, if you can manage a separate room for the cow for milking. You can both hand milk the cows and use machines for milking. Ensure you have good practices to make your cows as comfortable as possible during the time you are milking them.

Marketing
It will be better, if you set your marketing strategies before starting this business. Although dairy products have a huge demand throughout the world. There are many companies also available in many areas. You can try your local market.

Every business has some advantages and disadvantages. Commercial dairy cow farming business is not an exception. As dairy farming business is an old business idea, so it has many advantages compared to it’s disadvantages. But no doubt it’s a profitable business. For running a successful dairy cow farming business, always take good care of your animals.

Dear sir,
I am planing to start up farming .i would like to know about initial investment to start up 20 cows and feeding cost per cow.
I have gone through ur site and lot of use full information I got.
Please send me the details.

If you are from vidharba I also start farm at Amaravati Near Nagpur. If you have 2 Acrs land land you can start with 20 cows plan .
If you want more details call me
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Dnyaneshwar Tayade
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I need to start a new dairy in odisha ..Can you give me the coast estimate and full requirement about space , people , care about cows , and their food .
If i start with 15 cows then which cow is best for me and how get profit.

for good Hf Breed cow available in Bangalore Karnataka Location. If you need the cost is upto 60000 to 70000, the price depend upon thr body condition, lactation status,Breed percentage.
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For purchcing of Holestein Freezer HF cows breed normally price 60000 to 70000. Price depending on breed, body conditions, lactations status. If you need we will also supplying.
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About 30 to 35 pounds silage per day per average sized cow (60% hay silage and 40% corn silage). And about 20 to 25 pounds of hay daily per animal. Also add salt, minerals and protein supplement on their daily diet. Hope this will work fine for free stall operation with no grazing system. It will be better, if you can consult a good animal nutritionist in your area. Thank you!

I have 13 acres of land at Odisha in coastal dist of Kendrapara. I plan to start dairy firm . Pl suggest that my land is near to sea shore . Which brand of cow / buffelow should i purchase ? What is the profit margin in Dairy firm .

For dairy farm start mainly land and water is important. If you have these two thing then it is ok to start the dairy farm. If you plan for modern dairy then you start with cows beacause it is having good yields and profitability.
In odisa having good opportunities for dairy farm and also government also help us.
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That was a mistake. That will be “both vegetarians and non-vegetarians drink milk”. As far as we know, there are some differences between vegans and vegetarians. And Lacto-ovo vegetarians and Lacto vegetarians both drink milk and consume dairy products. Thank you!

Dear,
I want to start a dairy form ,i have 2 acres land in my village (telangana state,nalgonda dist) for green food . my doubt is with how many we can start and which breeds are suit bile for our area (cow & buffaloes) and approximately how how money need ple educate me .

With 2 acres of land, you can start a dairy farm with 15 to 20 cows. Both cows and buffaloes will be suitable for your location. We prefer cows. Holstein Friesian, Jersey etc. are high yielding cow breeds. You can choose any from those highly productive cows. And you will need about 1.5 million to 2.5 million INR for starting a dairy farm with 15 to 20 productive cows. Thank you!

Dear Sir,
I wanted to know that if I start a farm with the pure Indian breed cow then will it be profitable? Don’t want much. My aim is to protect Indian breed cows and simultaneously if the cost could be maintained by no loss no profit then it will be sone pe suhaga.

Not have enough experience about pure Indian breeds. We usually suggest raising highly productive breeds for commercial purpose. Hope you will be able to keep them without loss if you have sufficient land for producing foods for them. Thank you!

For building shelter or for producing green feeds? Required housing space per cow is already listed above. You need about 80 square feet open space and 40 square feet space inside the house per cow. So you need 8000 square feet open space and 4000 square feet housing space for your 100 cows. Thank you!

If you have land available about 10 to 15 Acrs it is suitable to start Dairy Farm. Or you can contract land with local farmers that also better.
Suitable cow is Holstein Freezers breed is best.
Thanks and regards,
Dnyaneshwar
9945071452

Brown Swiss, Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Hariana etc. are some good cattle breed for commercial dairy business. Please visit some existing farms near your area for having ideas about shed construction. Govt. subsidy is available for dairy farming. You can contact your local government for more information. Thank you!

HI. I wish to start a commercial dairy farm starting with 10 cows in ratnagiri , Maharashtra state.Can you guide me about the investment cost,how much Area will it require,and which breed is suitable.Thank-you.

You can choose any breed listed above depending on the availability in your area. Also contact some local dairy farmers and determine which breeds thy are raising. On an average, dairy cow breeds need about 40 square feet housing space (can vary depending on the breed and size of your cow). So, you will need about 400 square feet housing space for 10 cows. And you will need about 1.5-2 acres of land with irrigation system for producing green feeds for your animals throughout the year. Please review some project report for having ideas on total investment and income. Thank you!

HI,
Im so interested to start a dairy farm with 10 high performance milking cow like holstein friesian. i have enough land for housing cows but not enough for producing green feed for animals. Can i still make business if lease some land from others for producing green food? pls pass me your kind information about that.

Yes, you can start this business if you lease land from others for growing green feeds. Green feeds are not only required for good health of the animals but also helpful for reducing feeding costs. Thank you!

You can search some livestock market in your area. Or visit your nearest agriculture extension office. Hope they will be able to help you finding Red Sindhi cows in your area. By the way, where are you from? Thank you!

Price of a Holstein Friesian cow can vary form place to place and also depend on the age and size of the animal. On an average, you can expect the price between Rs. 35000 to Rs. 100000 INR. And she will give milk throughout the year. We don’t know the price of buffaloes in your are. Please search some livestock markets. Thank you!

It’s very tough for us to tell the exact figure. Because it depends on various factors. On an average, for raising 10 high yielding cows (such as Jersey or Holstein Friesian cows) you will need to invest about 1 million INR. We can’t help you about the loan process. Please contact with your desired bank directly for more information. Thank you!

Dear if you want start dairy business in small scale up to 10 to 20 cows Indian government provide a bank loan for us. Near about 20 lack to 1.5 crore amount loan sanctions for small scale dairy farm business and also provide a 25 to 35% subsidy.

Hello Roysfarm,
Can you please tell me what crops are cultivated and animals reared on a dairy fram, what equipment are used on a dairy farm, what daily activities engaged in on a dairy farm and what are the advantages and disadvantages of farming methods used on a dairy farm?

Hello Sir,
I am planning to start a dairy farm with 50 HF cow. Kindly help me..
What is Medicine & Doctor cost per year per animal ?
What type of Common disease face every dairy farmer ?
Where to buy semen & at what price ?

If you have proper management their is approximately 1200 to 1600 rs cost per animals for medicine. If you have maintain proper Vaccination FMD, HSBQ,Anthrax, such type in proper interval and also Deworming within 3 months. Their is not much more cost you have to spend.

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We can’t help you for getting bank loan. Please contact any bank in your area for having more information. And please review some dairy cow farming project reports for having ideas on total investment and income. Thanks for your kind consideration!

Hi sir..I’m from Karnataka in haveri district ..I want to start a dairy fam with 4 cows and I want cow gives 25 litre per day..pls tel me about good cows and about food and safety system..my cell no 9740034497

You have to ensure good housing system for your animals with all required facilities. And make sure the availability of sufficient green feeds along with their regular feeds. Also if possible, visit some farms practically. Thank you!

I am entrepreneur in dairy farm(30 cow HF Startup ). In this time cows shed and Biogas Plant construction complet. please give me best suggestion for which cow purchase.I generate more profit and motiv new entrepreneur and Farmer.

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Hi
I am from Madhya Pradesh
I went to open a milk dairy in our area
In my area has not a milk dairy
Plz tell me how to start a business who cow is use for make some profit and who food for gain a good milk how much water mix in 1 litre milk

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Dear SIr,
Glad to see such a innovative work carried by you guys.
I am planning to start Dairy with 5-6 cow. Major problem is shortage of land. I have 2389 Square feet piece of land in city, Nalanda district of Bihar. And around 15600 square feet agriculture land in village at 15 KM far from my small plot. I am planning to construct cow shade in small plot in city and utilize that 15600 sq ft plot for growing fodders. Please confirm , cow shade with very basic facilities in my small area is possible ? As I am beginner I want to start with small investment, later on if I success I will expand dairy in big area either by buying plot or acquire on rent basis. . Please provide me your valuable guideline and please let me know if you can arrange a week training in your dairy or anywhere.
Thanks & Best Regards
Zafar

It’s possible to house more than 5-6 cows in your 2389 square feet land with very basic or high facilities. But your another piece of land (15600 square feet) which is far from the city is very small for growing fodders for 5-6 cows. You need at least one acre land with proper irrigation system for producing fodders for 5-6 cows throughout the year. And we can’t arrange any training facilities for you right now. Please contact any local farmer. Hope you understand! Thank you!

Sir I want to start Dairy plant in Ranchi or Jamshedpur in Jharkhand after some research I come to know that main requirement is lot of land for both cattle farm and for growing fooders. Also for big Dairy plant bank loan is essentially required and bank will finance only if I have lots of land to offfer as mortgage. So I want to start my future planning by buying large agricultural land approx 25-30 Acres and starting cattle feed business and then to Dary project when I becomes fully prepared . will it be a wise decision or I am thinking in wrong direction?

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Hi Sir, Please let me know what is HYDROPONIC process to grow food for cattle. As i mentioned above that because of shortage of adequate land I am struggling to get solution for cattle fodders. How much Hyrdroponic process is success and how much land required to grow fodders for 10 cows by hydroponic process. Thanks & Regards Zafar

Sir i would like to start 200 buffaloes dairy farm. I want to reach daily milk to any co operative society or milk dairy. there any license require for this bussiness.plz help me provide detail information
Thanks Khurram

We don’t know exactly from where you are. Raising buffaloes is allowed in most of the countries. Probably you don’t need any license for raising buffaloes. And we have not enough experience of raising buffaloes. That’s why we can’t recommend anything. Thanks for your kind consideration!

please guide me for new starter of cow husbandry in gujarat , please list out care to be taken and from where we can have financial support.
For breakeven minimum how much cattle required to start and total investment for the same.

Dear if you want start Dairy farm at Gujarat and the care for dairy farm is easier to maintain if youhave proper management. availability of water and electricity is main source for any type of business like Dairy farm and also used technology like machine.firstly if you have land more 2 Acrs you can start with 20 cows for profits base. the cost for these projects is depending upon you place .For profitability you can start Dairy farm with HF breed.
thanks and regards,
Dnyaneshwar Tayade
9945071452

Dear Santosh ji if you want start business with 50 cows, initially you required 8 to 10 Acrs land for construction and fodder management. For 50 cows you have initially near about 40 to 45 lacks for total installation including Shed,machines, cow purchase etc. For the labor you need 1 veterinary Assistant and 5 skill labor.
For the daily feeding and cow health management I will provide some protocol for that. Also if you need for 50 cows installation cost in Project Report format send your mail I’d or call me.
Thanks and regards,
Dnyaneshwar
09945071452

Thanks for patiently answering the questions. Can you please send me the project report for a dairy with 50 cows? I am from andhrapradesh. which breed do you recommend? some times temperatures go up to 50 in summer.

We have a boarding for high school boys with 140 strength. They are from poor background and most of them come from Mayurbhanj District which is prone to Malaria.
I have been thinking of a small diary farm where in I can have some nutrition for children by way of milk and curd. Meanwhile the cow dung can be a help for cooking.

Is it advisable to have a cattle shed about 200-300 feet away from the childrens residence and Since we are in Mayurbhanj , which variety of Cows do you suggest keeping in mind the extreme summer.

Since ours is a prvate institution are we eligible to apply for NABARD or any other agency for financial support. Kindly guide.

There will be no problems if you construct the shed about 200-300 feet away from the children’s residence. Probably Holstein Friesian cows will be good choice for you. We are not sure whether NABARD will provide financial support or not. Please contact them directly. Thank you!

Really it is good and Dairy Farm ecofriendly. The Shed construction near to residents is not a problem. For start Dairy Farm Holeistein Freezer is good Breed. Also the NABARD provide subsidy also it is centralized scheme. You are doing social work they really appreciate with you.
Thanks and regards,
Dnyaneshwar
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I want to start dairy farm in my village. but our village situate near of Bangaposagar
How many cow are suitable for new dairy farm.please give good suggestion about which type of cow will be good for this area

Hi,
I am planning for starting Calf Rearing Project. I have studied the parameters involved into it. I need to the financial details associated with calf rearing.
Kindly support me with your valuable guidance for the same.

Dairy farming can be a very good business if you can run it properly. So it will be better if you can have training before starting the business. Also visit some farms practically for having practical experience. Thank you!

For dairy farm business is a profitable and ecofrindly. But if you have sufficient land and water availability then you should be start these business. Mainly in india due to less knowledge and technology of dairy farm in breeding and feeding that why these business is goes losses.
If you plan for feeding because of 50 to 60% of cost consume by feeding out of total cost. And also if you maintain breeding and pregnant ration in your farm then these business is good profitability.
Thanks and regards,
Dnyaneshwar
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Dear Sir,
Regards from Bhavnagar , Gujarat.
Thanks for your constant reply on dairy farming. I want to start this bussiness with capacity of 100 cow and expandable to 200 cow.All the technique of handling with modernized ways to save labor and time and as well space. I read that hydroponic system can replace the conventional feeding system and requires less land with availability of 365 days.By looking to all these i want to start in GIDC( Gujarat Industrial plot). Is it feasible to set cow farm in GIDC plot to produce milk & other processing equipment to make dairy products from milk .So guide me whether government can provide plot /Permission for this or not.

dear if you have plan for 100 cows and it is expandable upto 200 cows, for that Hydroponics feeding we can manage and also space and water is also required low. but it is totally green fodder and we are not feed totally Hydrophobic fodder at least we required some dry fodder also for body maintenance and Fat % maintain. you can plan it is good and less expensive also. You just check the rate of Maize seed price also then calculate cost.
You can start dairy farm any were, it does not required any permission only during processing plant you have to take permission. Dairy Farm business is ecofriendly. It does not affect to Nature and Environment.
Also for Dairy Farm support for Loan and also Provide subsidy upto 25-33% of total project cost.

Thanks for the prompt reply. From your above answer it looks to be feasible. You told me to find out the Maize seed price, that is for sprouting in hydroponic system or to feed as dry fodder ? Do you have any reference of any cow farm that is operating in the Industrial plot area of Gujarat or Other parts of India?

Dear in India Normally for good breed for production and maintenance Holstein Freezer i.e. HF Breed cow. Which having good milk production and easily feeding management.
Initial for start up for dairy business at least plan for 20 to 30 cows.
also if you have good source of land and water, you can increase as per your need.

Hi, i want to start a dairy farm in UP India. I have appropriate land for 20 Cow and being a farmer also have fooder arrangement also. Plz share the details for dairy farm startup and protocols. Thanks

Hello sir,
i have 5 acre land near Basavakalyan (Karnataka) planing to start up dairy farming . i would like to know about initial investment to start up 10 HF cows and pls tel me HF Cows are suitable are not for my area.
I have gone through ur site and lot of use full information I got and i want to visit dairy farming for training pls suggest me.
Please send me the details also send some basic useful documents related to dairy farming.

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